[CQ-Contest] Holding a QRG: ethics vs rules

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

If it's unplanned, spur of the moment, with no expectation of the frequency
being reclaimed... then it's merely a nice & polite gesture.

And good sportsmanship, IMHO.

73

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Zack Widup
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:58 PM
To: CQ Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Holding a QRG: ethics vs rules

How about the situation of someone saying to someone else, "I gotta go put
out the dog and walk the trash. You can have my frequency"? In this case,
you just turn it over to him and don't come back. But is it considered
assisting the person who you turn it over to?

73, Zack W9SZ

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Ward Silver <hwardsil at gmail.com> wrote:

> W0MU wrote:
>
> > 2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving,
and
> > logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments.
> >
> >    1. 2.1.1.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements
> > involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, Internet,
> > multi-channel decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc) is not permitted.
> >
> > Please note the part that says operating arrangements involving other
> > individuals is not permitted.  Someone holding a frequency and then
> giving
> > back is an operating arrangement.
>
> Correct.  One operator and one operator only is permitted to contribute to
> the score of a station in the Single-Op category, analogies to parking
> notwithstanding.
>
> Having a frequency held for you while you change bands to see what
stations
> are there could not more clearly be in violation of this rule, even if you
> don't work a single other station on the other band.
>
> > The SS rules detail an unlimited class for SO but the HF rules do not
> have a
> > for this class.  There is a class called Single Op Assisted.
>
> Single-Op Unlimited (or Assisted) has nothing to do with "assistance" -
> only whether or not information from the spotting network is allowed to be
> used.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
>
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